Wow, so much has happened in the last few months, I don't even know where to start! We could maybe start where I left off a few months ago. It is a well known fact by now that I've accepted a position at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls on the ortho unit. As I wrote about in my last post it was a "part-time" position, however after being on the floor for a week that was changed to "full-time"... eek! Work has been going great though! Busy? Yes. But its so much more than busy, its overwhelming, scary, exhausting, exciting, rewarding, frustrating and so many other things. But do I absolutely LOVE what I do? Definitely. Once I am able to put aside those other things, I come home exhausted but joyful and thankful for where God has placed me at this time in my life. I love my co-workers, my boss and the learning experiences that I have every time I walk through those doors. I just hope the stress goes away in time... which, I'm told it will, so we will see. =]
This week is the beginning of week 7 on the floor. Week 7 out of 12 for the number of weeks I get for orientation. 7 already?! That's only 5 more of orientation and then I have to do this by myself?! Oof. One day, one week at a time. I had been driving back and forth from Sioux Center 3 days a week, and lets just say that after a 13 hour shift, an hour and 15 minute drive is the last thing that I want to do. Not to mention the getting up at 4:30am to get to work on time in the mornings. I'm a morning person, really.... (not). After about 4-5 weeks of that dad and I went apartment shopping! After a long exhausting day, we accepted the fact that living in an apartment is not going to be cheap, and picked an apartment complex that is less than 10 minutes from work. Lovely! And its on a snow route, so I won't have any excuses for not getting to work in the dead of winter- bummer. =]
Its a lovely little apartment, much needing of some decorating skills but fun none-the-less. Its a one bedroom apartment furnished with my $1 couch, free recliner, free table and chairs, $1 coffee table, $20 bedroom set and my mismatched dishes and kitchen necessities. Fun right?! Moving day happened on a Saturday a week and 2 days ago. Thankfully I have a first floor apartment with a patio door making move-in a piece of cake. Dad, Jonathan, David and Mom were my moving crew and while the boys unloaded the big things, mom and I unpacked all the boxes and tried to figure out where to put all the things in my kitchen. It was quite fun =]
Hows living by myself? Well, its lonely at times, incredibly quiet, but I like it, I do! The first night alone here was strange and bittersweet. When my family all left around 7pm, I sat in the middle of my living room (which by the way is dark because I have yet to buy lamps for it) and didn't know what to do. I went to bed. Why not? I didn't have internet yet, so I couldn't do homework, I don't have TV channels because I don't want to pay for cable and I wasn't in the mood for watching a movie by myself so I went to bed. (It's gotten better since that night).
So that's the scoop! Life is busy, but fun. =] I've learned to NOT go shopping for groceries or to Walmart on Saturdays (unless you want a headache). Back to the homework for today and to another stressful day at work tomorrow.
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